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that legal battle. also, trumps name coming up in these grand jury proceedings. if you ever catch your news on the phone or on the internet, you have probably seen more than one news alert from the washington post and new york times about the doj criminal appropriate i will break that down with a very special guest joining me in moments. but for the rest of those news reports, whether you heard about them or not, is this, the grand jury is pursuing questions about donald trump, which t...

mexico while their asylum cases are under review. so what do these major rulings say about the direction of the court, and what can we expect for the next term? ilya shapiro is author of "supreme disorder," which is available on paperback on tuesday. ilya, welcome. good to see you here. historic term for the supreme court. did the court surprise you with its ending? >> the court finally colessed; has, the conservative majority that has long been promised, expected, feared, vaunted fina...

that he testified on friday in front of a d.c. grand jury. the new york times in the wall street journal reporting that -- general counsel has also testified. and what we are hearing, from the january 6th, now maybe an even bigger deal. even more damning. and what they showed us last week. and their final hearing until september. you remember the shortest then president of the united states, donald trump, the day after supporters attacked the capitol. hunted lawmakers in the halls. bea...

this is on them tonight that we have a lot that we are learning. to top aides to the vice president testified in the dojs criminal investigation on january 6th. and the efforts to overturn our free and fair election. marc short who was chief of staff to then vice president mike pence confirming to cnn that he testified on friday in front of a d.c. grand jury. the new york times in the wall street journal reporting that greg jacobss general counsel has also testified. and what we are he...

electors. presumably designed to create so much confusion the congress would kick the matter back to republican-led state legislators as to overturn joe bidens win in the states. it will explore the broader pressure campaign aimed at subverting the will of the american people. the first witness is the arizona state house speaker. aides say bowers will share critical new details about trumps demands and even harassment as the president sought to decertify bidens legitimate and legal win...

the decision could overrule the nationwide right to abortion. >> bill: gun rights are also on the docket. the court decides a fate of a new york law that restricts conceal carry. that decision could have implications with other blue states, eight of them in total with strong gun laws. >> dana: the court is hearing a challenge to former president trumps remain in mexico policy. the rule has forced tens of thousands to wait while their asylum claims are heard. president biden is suing to...

its time to have an effect. still plenty of showers on saturday, not as many on sunday and things should start to turn drier next week and perhaps a touch warmer. a bus, but plenty of showers to come between now and then. plenty of showers to come between now and then-— and thats bbc news at ten on wednesday, june 29. theres more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our c...

trump electors. we are going to hear from four witnesses this afternoon, including the secretary of state for georgia, brad raffensperger and his chief operating officer, gabriel sterling, big public figures in the wake of the november election in 2020. the committee says its going to show evidence that former president trump put undue pressure on legislatures to try to put forward alternative slates and electors. for president trump, the strategy did not work, legislatures did not go ...

threats to her safety after being accused of being part of a conspiracy theory involving fake ballots, debunked, by the way. >> most of the discussion heading into todays hearing surrounds brad raffensperger who won a primary earlier this month. raffensperger was facing deep discontent from some trump supporters for pushing back on donald trump in the days before the january 6 insurrection, refusing the former presidents request to, quote, find the votes trump needed to win that state....

party to the g.o.p. >> voters are mined every day, it was lower when republicans were in charge. it was easier to get every grocer i needed when republicans were in charge. ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> everybody knows that we are looking at the sun in pittsfield, massachusetts. another shot of pittsfield. what time is it? must be a study of the day before. >> thats the same son of a new york. >> the same from last week. we need to stay warm. >> its crazy, because sometimes it looks like we sh...